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Cases selected for updating the Case-Law Guide.

Russ v. Germany, no. 44241/20

20/05/25

Criminal conviction of the applicant for wearing a plastic visor at a demonstration in breach of a general prohibition of carrying protective weapons at public outdoor assemblies.
Judgment


Bogay and Others v. Ukraine, no. 38283/18

03/04/25

Police inspection of the applicants’ belongings leading to the retrieval of several dangerous objects during a demonstration aimed at protesting the use of animals in circus acts, followed by the applicants’ detention for two to three hours at a police station.
Judgment


Harutyunyan and Others v. Armenia (dec.), no. 45401/15

01/04/25

The police’s disruption of a protest march, where several applicants were armed with batons and explosives to create panic and disorient the police and ensuing criminal convictions of the applicants.
Decision


Vyacheslavova and Others v. Ukraine, nos. 39553/16 and 6 others

13/03/25

Mass disorder among protesters and counter-protesters in Odesa in May 2014, leading to loss of life and injuries in a fire in the Trade Union Building.
Judgment


Fraisse and Others v. France, nos. 22525/21 and 47626/21

27/02/25

Death of a student as a result of the explosion of a stun grenade launched by a gendarme in the context of a law-enforcement operation during violent clashes between protesters opposed to the construction of a dam and mobile gendarmes forces.
Judgment


Ishkhanyan v. Armenia, no. 5297/16

13/02/25

Mass arrests without individualised assessment after the dispersal of a sit-in demonstration blocking a main public road.
Judgment


Bodson and Others v. Belgium, nos. 35834/22 and 15 others

16/01/25

Applicants’ criminal conviction for blocking a motorway as part of a strike.
Judgment


Eckert v. France, no. 56270/21

24/10/24

Applicant convicted and fined for participating in a demonstration (‘gilets jaunes’) despite an express prohibition of demonstrations in specific places and at a specific time.
Judgment | Legal Summary


Central Unitaria de Traballadores/as v. Spain, no. 49363/20

17/10/24

Ban on a demonstration organised by the applicant trade union for 1 May 2020, during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the participants’ readiness to demonstrate in a convoy of cars and wearing masks and gloves.
Judgment | Legal Summary


Geylani and Others v. Türkiye, no. 10443/12

12/09/23

Use of a water cannon by the police to disperse a peaceful demonstration resulting in injury to one of the applicants from being hit by pressurised water.
Judgment


Çiçek and Others v. Türkiye, nos. 48694/10 and 4 others

22/11/22

Conviction and prison sentencing for taking part in demonstrations with clashes. Applicability and merits.
Judgment


Makarashvili v. Georgia, nos. 23158/20 and 2 Others

01/09/22

Arrest and sanctioning for refusal to free road leading to Parliament entrances. Applicability and merits.
Judgment


Bumbeș v. Romania, no. 18079/15

03/05/22

Activist fined for a short and peaceful gathering, without prior notice, after handcuffing, with three other persons, to a government barrier in protest against a mining project.
Judgment Legal Summary


Ekrem Can and Others v. Turkey, no. 10613/10

08/03/22

Prison sentence for involvement in non-violent, albeit disruptive, protest inside a courthouse.
Judgment | Legal Summary


Manannikov v. Russia, no. 9157/08

01/02/22

Fine on counter-demonstrator for displaying, amid the crowd of his opponents, provocative banner despite police order.
Judgment | Legal Summary


Dareskizb Ltd. v. Armenia, no. 61737/08

21/09/21

Massive post-election protests and state of emergency.
Judgment  | Legal Summary


Shmorgunov and Others v. Ukraine, nos. 15367/14 and 13 others

21/01/21

Deliberate strategy to stop initially peaceful protest through excessive force resulting in escalation of violence and multiple abuses by non-State agents hired by police. Applicability and merits.
Judgment | Legal Summary


Berkman v. Russia, no. 46712/15

01/12/20

Police handling of counter-demonstrators during LGBTI event.
Judgment | Legal Summary


İmrek v. Turkey, no. 45975/12

10/11/20

Imputability of acts of demonstrators to organisers.
Judgment


Navalnyy and Gunko v. Russia, no. 75186/12

10/11/20

Arrest and conviction for administrative offences during a rally.
Judgment


Zakharov and Varzhabetyan v. Russia, nos. 35880/14 and 75926/17

13/10/20

Police brutality against peaceful participants of a political rally.
Judgment | Legal Summary


Laguna Guzman v. Spain, no. 41462/17

06/10/20

Protestor injured during forceful police dispersal of informal gathering after demonstration.
Judgment


Hakim Aydın v. Turkey, no. 4048/09

26/05/20

Unlawful detention following a number of peaceful public events in a campaign for the use of mother tongue in education.
Judgment


Kemal Çetin v. Turkey, no. 3704/13

26/05/20

Criminal conviction of the organiser of a demonstration for the actions of certain participants.
Judgment


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